Abstract: For me, Def Jam Fight for New York (FFNY) was to fighting games, what Burnout Takedown was to arcade racers… a monumental experience. Not only did the game manage to score a nice little place in my "best games of all times" list but it was by far o...
Abstract: Hip-Hop combat, bling and more: No diggity, word, peace out... and so forth. Okay, so this reviewer isnt really all that hip. And not particularly hop either. But - and its a big but (invariably the case with hip-hop videos) - ...
Abstract: When Def Jam Vendetta was announced, many gamers were skeptical. The idea of rappers as fighters or wrestlers seemed hokey at best. However, for the most part, the game was well received, and the sequel made strides that made the game even more accepted...
Abstract: There are so many different way of looking at this new Def Jam game. For some the very fact that its a franchise singularly absorbed with a musical genre that leaves a lot of people cold will be enough to put them off right away, for others that very ...
Abstract: OK, I’ve never been a huge fan of the newer rappers. Sure, I’d listen to some rap occasionally as my brother was into it for awhile, but I never really considered it my favorite genre of music. So, when the original Def Jam game and the sequel...
An amazing-looking game that ambitiously toys with music and environmental hazards; great gameplay concept.
Convoluted controls with no tutorial; flawed mechanics are worse online; fairly ridiculous storyline.
Since last fall, when we got a demo in New York from hyper-kinetic studio head and Def Jam: Icon producer Kudo Tsunoda, weve watched the game evolve from a few basic ideas into a fully realized product. Our time with the game, however, has been fairly...
Abstract: Since Def Jam: Vendetta hit consoles several years ago, there has been no better series in which to wage hand-to-hand combat as a real-life hip-hop superstar fighting other real-life superstars. Okay, I guess the Def Jam series is the only one out ther...
